Scripted series · ITV1
Agatha Christie's Marple
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Julia McKenzie
Miss Marple
11 eps
Geraldine McEwan
Miss Marple
12 eps
Emilia Fox
Joanna Burton
3 eps
Sylvia Syms
Lavinia Pinkerton
1 eps
Russell Tovey
PC Terence Reed
1 eps
Hugo Speer
James Abbot
1 eps
Shirley Henderson
Honoria Waynflete
1 eps
Margo Stilley
Bridget Conway
1 eps
Steve Pemberton
Henry Wake
1 eps
Benedict Cumberbatch
Luke Fitzwilliam
1 eps
Anna Chancellor
Lydia Horton
1 eps
Jemma Redgrave
Jessie Humbleby
1 eps
Lyndsey Marshal
Amy Gibbs
1 eps
David Haig
Major Hugh Horton
1 eps
Tim Brooke-Taylor
Dr. Edward Humbleby
1 eps
James Lance
Dr. Geoffrey Thomas
1 eps
Ian Weichardt
Young Lomax
1 eps
Laura O'Toole
Agnes
1 eps
Edward Fox
Caterham
1 eps
Mathew Horne
Eversleigh
1 eps
Adam Godley
Lomax
1 eps
Charlotte Salt
Virginia
1 eps
Jonas Armstrong
Cade
1 eps
Michelle Collins
Treadwell
1 eps
Anthony Higgins
Count Ludwig Von Stainach
1 eps
Dervla Kirwan
Bundle
1 eps
Ruth Jones
Blenkinsopp
1 eps
Alex Knight
Jaffers
1 eps
Stephen Dillane
Finch
1 eps
Letty Butler
Young Treadwell
1 eps
Nicci Brighten
Madeleine
1 eps
Robert Dunbar
Young Count
1 eps
Jana Carpenter
May Ainsworth
1 eps
Zoe Telford
Emily Trephusis
1 eps
Holly Valance
Kanga
1 eps
Ian Richardson
Conway Jefferson
1 eps
Tara Fitzgerald
Adelaide Jefferson
1 eps
Jamie Theakston
Mark Gaskell
1 eps
Giles Oldershaw
Edwards
1 eps
Florence Hoath
Pamela Reeves
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Agatha Christie's Marple actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Agatha Christie's Marple reads strongest on Character Depth, Tension and Bingeability.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
The adventures of Miss Jane Marple, an elderly spinster living in the quiet little village of St Mary Mead. During her many visits to friends and relatives in other villages, Miss Marple often stumbles upon mysterious murders which she helps solve. Although the police are sometimes reluctant to accept Miss Marple's help, her reputation and unparalleled powers of observation eventually win them over.
The run
Seasons
6 seasons · 23 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Series 1
20044 episodes
7.1IMDbBest episode · S01E03 4.50 from Paddington
Season 2 · Complete
Series 2
20064 episodes
7.4IMDbBest episode · S02E01 Sleeping Murder
Season 3 · Complete
Series 3
20074 episodes
6.9IMDbBest episode · S03E01 At Bertram's Hotel
Season 4 · Complete
Series 4
20094 episodes
7.2IMDbBest episode · S04E01 A Pocket Full of Rye
Season 5 · Complete
Series 5
20104 episodes
7.0IMDbBest episode · S05E01 The Pale Horse
Season 6 · Complete
Series 6
20133 episodes
6.7IMDbBest episode · S06E02 Greenshaw's Folly
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S03E01
At Bertram's Hotel
Miss Marple spends a holiday in a luxurious London hotel. The sinister atmosphere, the odd disappearance of a clergyman and the murder of the commissionaire moves her on the trail of a clever criminal gang.
- Directed by Dan Zeff
- Written by Tom MacRae
S02E01
Sleeping Murder
Gwenda Halliday, a wealthy young Englishwoman recently emigrated from India, intuitively buys a seaside manor house, where she re-experiences a murder.
- Directed by Edward Hall
- Written by Stephen Churchett
S02E03
By the Pricking of My Thumbs
Miss Marple joins forces with Tommy and Tuppence Beresford to find the murderer of Tommy's Aunt Ada.
- Directed by Peter Medak
- Written by Stewart Harcourt
S01E03
4.50 from Paddington
Miss Marple investigates the wealthy Crackenthorpe clan, believing a body to be hidden on their estate after a visiting friend witnesses a brutal strangling murder occurring on a passing train.
- Directed by Andy Wilson
- Written by Stephen Churchett
S05E01
The Pale Horse
Miss Marple's friend - a Catholic priest - is battered to death after visiting a woman dying under strange circumstances. Seeking justice, she becomes entangled in a nefarious organization centered around an inn run by purported witches.
- Directed by Andy Hay
S04E01
A Pocket Full of Rye
A detestable businessman is murdered while at work, and a handful of rye is found in his pockets. Soon after, members of his household fall victim to a killer intent on recreating scenes from a popular nursery rhyme.
- Directed by Charles Palmer
- Written by Kevin Elyot
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S06E01
A Caribbean Mystery
- Directed by Charles Palmer
- Written by Charlie Higson
S05E04
The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side
- Directed by Tom Shankland
- Written by Kevin Elyot
S05E02
The Secret of Chimneys
- Directed by John Strickland
- Written by Paul Rutman
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
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Michele Buck
Executive producer
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Anthony Dominici
Executive producer
Damien Timmer
Executive producer
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Phil Clymer
Executive producer
Rebecca Eaton
Executive producer
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Tom MacRae
Writer
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Charlie Higson
Writer
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Kevin Elyot
Writer
Patrick Barlow
Writer
Paul Rutman
Writer
Stephen Churchett
Writer
Tim Whitnall
Writer
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Stewart Harcourt
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Michele BuckExecutive Producer
- Karen ThrussellProducer
- Matthew ReadProducer
- Anthony DominiciExecutive Producer
- Damien TimmerExecutive Producer
- Phil ClymerExecutive Producer
Writing
- Tom MacRaeWriter
- Charlie HigsonWriter
- Kevin ElyotWriter
- Patrick BarlowWriter
- Paul RutmanWriter
- Stephen ChurchettWriter
Direction
- Dan ZeffDirector
- David GrindleyDirector
- Sarah HardingDirector
- Tom ShanklandDirector
- Nicholas RentonDirector
- Andy HayDirector
Cinematography
- Gavin FinneyDirector of Photography
- Martin FuhrerDirector of Photography
Music
- Dominik ScherrerOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
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